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title: "Checklists and Materials"
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status: "new"
updated: 2026-05-15T19:24:04Z
published: 2026-05-15T19:24:04Z
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> ## Documentation Index
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# Checklists and Materials

Applicants submit [materials](/v1/docs/materials-overview), and those materials fulfill your [checklist](/v1/docs/getting-started-with-checklists) items.

- Checklists are meant to serve as a visual indicator (like a label) of what your institution requires of an applicant.
- Materials are the actual *materials*(documents), *test scores*, or *forms* that an applicant will submit.

Before building any checklist items in Slate, consider the types of materials required from an applicant. You may find that it’s easier to think about the requirements of your application (checklist items) first, and to fill in the materials that can be submitted to fulfill them second. Others may find it easier to think about the materials that can be submitted, then extrapolate checklist items from that list. Try your best to be exhaustive, but rest assured it’s always possible to add new checklist items and materials later on if you miss anything.

Here are some typical examples of checklist items, and the materials that might fulfill them:

| Checklist Item | Materials |
| --- | --- |
| Application | Slate-Hosted Application Common Application Coalition Application CAS Application |
| High School Transcript | Official High School Transcript Official GED |
| College/University Transcript | Official College/University Transcript |
| Teacher Recommendation | Letter of Recommendation |
| Financial Aid Application | FAFSA CSS Profile |
| ACT or SAT Scores | Official SAT Scores Official ACT Scores |
| GRE or GMAT Scores | Official GRE Scores Official GMAT Scores |
| Proof of English Language Proficiency | Official TOEFL Scores Official IELTS Scores Official DET Scores |